The Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) has stressed that it can use government grants or zakat (tithe) funds to defend the honour of its religious institution.
“Zakat funds may be used by our Islamic affairs minister or other MAIWP official to pay for legal fees in order to defend the sovereignty, honour, dignity and credibility of the Islamic institution,” MAIWP secretary Datuk Che Mat Che Ali said...............................................Full Article: Source